Convert B2 visa to Work visa

[Flora Kim 0]

Am in US now on B2 visa and would like to stay here.is it possible for me to change my B2 visa to work visa while in US.if yes how can I go about it.thanx

[aussie_jason 195]

What country are you a citizen of? That governs what visas are available to you but generally you can't get a work visa without having a company sponsor you in some way and your chances of adjusting status while in the US are not very high.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Am in US now on B2 visa and would like to stay here.is it possible for me to change my B2 visa to work visa while in US.if yes how can I go about it.thanx

Not unless you have a job lined up with an employer who/that would sponsor a H1B visa. Just changing it with/for no reason would not be feasible.

Edited January 21, 2014 by Gegel

[Flora Kim 0]

Am from Belize.is it possible I get a company here to employ me and file for me

[aussie_jason 195]

As far as I am aware Belize doesn't have a special visa category available so you would need a H1 visa but the cap on H1 visas has already been met for the year and to get a H1 you would need a specialty occupation so the answer is basically no.

[kzielu 1,149]

Am from Belize.is it possible I get a company here to employ me and file for me

Purely theoretically yes. Practically - no. Earliest H-1B visas (assumming you find an emploeyer and have qualification / education) will be given out in October 2015 and you'd have to maintain legal status till then. Zero chances.

[Flora Kim 0]

Thank you all for your contribution.